BOXED SET OF NAPOLEON MEDALS
ANDRIEU, Bertrand: France, ca.1810, Wooden Box, 27x35 cm
Two custom fitted trays in a 27x35 cm wooden box constructed like a
gilt-edged book. One of the trays contain eight medals, the other two
large medals. The spine is decorated with eagles and is inscribed: NAPOLEON
MEDALS
The set includes the following medals:
First Tray
SIEGE OF THE BASTILLE
ARRIVAL OF THE KING AT PARIS
PASSAGE OF THE GREAT ST. BERNARD
BATTLE OF MARENGO
NAPOLEON, EMPEROR
NAPOLEON, EMPEROR AND KING
JOSEPHINE, EMPRESS AND QUEEN
MARIE LOUISE, IMPERATRICE
Second Tray
NAPOLEON I
MARRIAGE OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON TO
MARIE LOUISE IN PARIS
The two large medals in the right tray have a different patina from
those in the left tray and are clearly from a different set. (ex. Dr. Margrave)
LINK to Medallic
History of Napoleonic Medals (from Fortiter)
LINK to Napoleonic
Medals (from Blackwatch)
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